Before the fall semester ended, the MSU men's basketball team was figuring out how to recover from two disappointing nonconference losses. But the Spartans turned the tables in the month of December, as the No.
Soccer Buzz Magazine chose MSU freshman defender Erin Doan as one of 15 players to name to their All-Great Lakes Region Freshman Team.
Riding on a six-game winning streak, the No. 20 MSU men's basketball team made very few mistakes, committing a season-low of eight turnovers while forcing 19 in a 87-58 win over Northwestern on Saturday at Breslin Center. MSU (10-2 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) snapped the Wildcats' four-game winning streak while extending its own to seven games for the first time since the 2000-01 season, when MSU opened the season with 12 straight wins.
The MSU athletic department named Cathy George, former Western Michigan volleyball head coach, to take the spot vacated by Chuck Erbe just one week ago due to retirement. "When you have a person almost in your backyard who meets and exceeds many of the qualifications we had set for the volleyball coach here, it's kind of a no-brainer," MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason said. George has coached collegiate volleyball for 18 years, including 11 seasons at Western.
If there was ever a weekend to make a turnaround, this is it. The MSU hockey team will look to climb the ladder in the CCHA standings when the Spartans face Notre Dame in a home-and-home series. Notre Dame has limped out of the gate to a 3-8-4 record, which puts them in the basement of the league.
The No. 12 MSU women's basketball team returns home for a one-game stint against Eastern Illinois.
In his last official press conference of the year, MSU head football coach John L. Smith talked about everything from the Hawaii game to recruiting players. Overall, Smith tried to stay positive about what happened and the future of MSU football.
Honolulu - Standing in the tunnel leading to the visitors' locker room at Aloha Stadium after his team blew a 21-point lead in a loss to Hawaii, sophomore quarterback Drew Stanton was searching for answers.
It's been a trying first half of the season for the MSU hockey team, as inconsistency plagued the Spartans to this point. MSU was tabbed by both the media and the coaches to finish second in the league in their preseason polls. But the Spartans are just 7-8-1 overall record and a 4-6-0 mark in the CCHA.
The No. 17 MSU wrestling team will compete with Central Michigan at 7 p.m. today in Jenison Field House.
With a time of 17:21, freshman Danette Doetzel won the Canadian Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Toronto.
Oh, those silly skates. Head coach Rick Comley said skates have been the source of sophomore defenseman A.J.
A major problem this past weekend for the then-No. 11 MSU men's basketball team was turnovers. The now-No.
MSU junior guard Lindsay Bowen was honored with Big Ten Player of the Week, after leading the Spartans to two road victories, averaging 25.5 points in those contests. Bowen scored a team high of 23 points against No.
Just as the MSU volleyball players returned to normal after ending their season two weeks ago, they discovered Thursday head coach Chuck Erbe will not return next season. Junior middle Megan Wallin said Erbe's contributions would be remembered at MSU as the team looked to its future under the leadership of a new coach. "He's helped our program in so many ways," Wallin said.
I think that my college eligibility runs out when I graduate Saturday. The odds of me finally getting my break and suiting up for the MSU hoops squad is minuscule at best, but that's the hand I've been dealt, and I'm going to cope. This means that I'll never play a minute of college basketball - I'll never get to set one screen, take one jump shot or get to pretend I'm Scott Skiles.
Bowling Green, Ohio - Lately, it has been feast or famine for the MSU hockey team. After scoring one goal in a 2-1 loss to Bowling Green on Friday, the MSU offense exploded for six goals, defeating the Falcons, 6-4, Saturday at BGSU Ice Arena. "I know our record's not very good, but honest to God, our quality of play has not been that bad," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.
Cincinnati - The No. 15 MSU women's basketball team brought home a pair of victories as they finished up a five-game road swing Saturday in Cincinnati, where the Spartans rallied back in the second half to win 77-61. "It was definitely a tough battle between both the teams," junior guard Lindsay Bowen said.
Washington, D.C. - After the MSU basketball team's 13-point loss to George Washington on Saturday, head coach Tom Izzo said there will be changes.
Assistant coach Daune Rensing has been named interim coach of the MSU volleyball program following last Thursday's announcement of head coach Chuck Erbe's retirement. "I have confidence that Daune Rensing and (assistant coach) Ed Tolentino can work with our student athletes during this transition period," MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason said in a written statement.